REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE
ON UNIVERSITY PLANNING(SCUP)

Recommended: That Senate advise the Board of Governors that it endorses the NCMRD expansion
project as described.

Background:

The approved SuperBuild Program included an expansion of the Richard Ivey School of Business
facilities to help accommodate expanding enrolment and the associated faculty and staff. The project
involves construction of an additional floor on the NCMRD. As shown on the attached floor plan and
rendering (Appendix 1) the project also includes the creation of an atrium space between the original
Business School and the NCMRD to provide meeting space for students and a space to accommodate up
to 300 people for meetings and presentations.

Funding for the project is to be provided from a major donation, SuperBuild funds, and a contribution
from the Business School to cover interest costs until the full donation is received. It is planned to
complete the design and call tenders for the project in March. Construction will be completed in the
fall/winter of 2001.

2. Establishment of a Chair, Professorship, and Post-Doctoral
Fellowship in Ecosystem Health

The Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry is embarking on an expanded focus on Ecosystem Health within
the medical curriculum. This is the next step in the Faculty's patient-centred learning curriculum that
encourages students to focus on patients and their environment. This program also strengthens the
Faculty's position as an innovator and leader among medical schools.

The goal of Ecosystem Health is to train physicians to consider a patient's physical, social, economic and
political environment while assessing, diagnosing and treating illness. The Ecosystem Health concept
purports that a wider view of health as an integrated discipline must become the foundation of medical
practice if we are to achieve sustainable human health in the context of global sustainable development.

This approach examines what is happening to us as a society that contributes to a disease, why a
particular patient has this disease and how it affects each unique patient. The Ecosystem Health approach
also asks physicians to consider how others can be prevented from having the same disease.

While several other leading medical schools have introduced courses in Ecosystem Health, Western is
the only university in the world to adopt the concept of Ecosystem Health for full integration into its
medical curriculum. The program has assumed the administrative functions of the International Society
of Ecosystem Health and is planning to host an international course in the spring of 2001.

Recommended: That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors, through the Vice-Chancellor, the establishment of The Beryl Ivey Chair in Ecosystem Health in perpetuity as detailed in
Appendix 2, based on generous gifts for endowment from Dr. Beryl Ivey and The J.W. McConnell
Family Foundation.

In addition to the gifts from Dr. Beryl Ivey and the McConnell Foundation, a bequest has also been
established which, when realized, will bring the total endowment for the Chair to $2.5 million.

Recommended: That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors, through the Vice-Chancellor, the establishment of The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Professor in Ecosystem
Health, as detailed in Appendix 3, for a five-year term based on an expendable gift from The J.W.
McConnell Family Foundation.

Recommended: That Senate approve and recommend to the Board of Governors, through the Vice-Chancellor, the establishment of The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship in
Ecosystem Health, as detailed in Appendix 4, for a five-year term based on an expendable gift from The
J.W. McConnell Family Foundation.

In the Fall 2000 ADF Small Grant competition, 45 applications were received from all constituencies on
campus for consideration for funding. Approximately $80,000 was available for allocation, whereas the
requests for funding amounted to $288,978. Of the 45 applications, 16 were approved for funding.
Awards are shown on Appendix
5.

Senate Agenda, January 19, 2001 - EXHIBIT IV, Appendix 2

The Beryl Ivey Chair in Ecosystem Health

Donor and Funding:

Dr. Ivey's gift for the Department of Medicine, Faculty
of Medicine & Dentistry is $1 million.

A further $500,000 from The
J.W. McConnell Family
Foundation's gift for
Ecosystem Health will
supplement Beryl Ivey's gift,
bringing the total endowed
fund to $1.5 million. This is
done with the express
permission of the McConnell
Foundation.

Foundation Western will hold
the endowment. The amount
available for spending each
year will be in accordance with
Foundation Western's
Investment Payout Policy as it
relates to endowed funding, as
may be amended from time to
time. The University's gift levy
does not apply to funds held by
Foundation Western.

Effective Date:

May 1, 2001

Appointment:

An appointment to the Chair will be conducted in
accordance with the selection process outlined below
and the University's policies and procedures on
advertising and appointments. The holder of the Chair
will be a senior scientist, preferably with a Doctor of
Medicine, who is a recognized leader in the field of
Ecosystem Health. The Chair will be appointed to a
permanent academic position at the level of Professor
in the most appropriate department within the Faculty
of Medicine & Dentistry, depending upon qualifications.
Clinical appointment(s) to the London Hospitals will be
negotiated as required.

The Chair will be selected by an Advisory Committee
led by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry
or the Dean's designate and two other members of the
Faculty to be determined by the Dean or designate. If
an external candidate is selected by the Advisory
Committee, the Advisory Committee will forward the
recommendation for initial appointment to the
Appointments Committee of the relevant Department
of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry for review under
the University's policies and procedures on
appointments.

Criteria:

The primary role of the Chair will be to champion all
aspects of Ecosystem Health at Western. The Chair
will work to integrate the concept of Ecosystem Health
fully into the medical curriculum and as a guiding
principle for all training levels including practice and
continuing education. The Chair in expected to
promote excellence in Ecosystem Health research, be
a leader in education and promote community
partnerships.

Reporting:

The Dean and the Chair shall provide a written report
on the progress and advancement of the Chair's work
each year. The name of the Chair will be mentioned in
all publications or public activities relating to the Chair's
work, and when appropriate, the Ecosystem Health
program.

The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation has made a
gift of $1.5 million to fund the Faculty of Medicine &
Dentistry's Ecosystem Health program. Of the gift,
$175,000 has been designated toward a Professorship
on a visiting basis, to be expended over a five-year
period, at the end of which time the Professorship will
terminate.

This is a half-year award only
in each of the five years.
Funding may be used to cover
the travel, moving costs, and
salary for the visiting
Professor.

Under University policy, an
amount equal to 5% of the
total cash gift will be applied to
support fundraising, donor
management and stewardship
costs. When the levy is taken
into consideration, the amount
available for spending is
$166,250, or $33,250 per half-year award in each of five
years.

Effective Date:

May 1, 2001

Appointment:

A visiting appointment to the Professorship will be
conducted in accordance with the selection process
outlined below and the University's policies and
procedures on advertising and appointments. The
holder of the Professorship will be a senior-level
scientist or educator and chosen on the basis of the fit
of his or her work with the current or anticipated
strategic directions of the Ecosystem Health program.
The holder of the Professorship will preferably hold an
MD or PhD, and may come from a number of
organizations including an agency or foundation. This
will be a visiting appointment for one term or less each
year at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.

The holder of the Professorship will be selected by a
committee led by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine
& Dentistry or the Dean's designate and two other
members of the Faculty to be determined by the Dean
or designate. If an external candidate is selected by the
Advisory Committee, the Advisory Committee will
forward the recommendation for initial appointment to
the Appointments Committee of the relevant
Department of the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry for
review under the University's policies and procedures
on appointments.

Criteria:

The role of the Professor will be to share expertise in
an aspect of Ecosystem Health and help develop the
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry's program in
Ecosystem Health. The incumbent will engage in
teaching through participation in established courses,
contributing approximately 30 hours to undergraduate
courses and 20 hours to faculty development.

Reporting:

The Dean and the Professor shall provide a written
report on the progress and advancement of the
Professor's work each year. The name of the Professor
will be mentioned in all publications or public activities
relating to the Professor's work, and when appropriate,
the Ecosystem Health program.

The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ecosystem Health

Donor and Funding:

The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation has made a
gift of $1.5 million to fund the Faculty of Medicine &
Dentistry's Ecosystem Health program. Of the gift,
$175,000 has been designated toward the Post-Doctoral Fellowship, to be expended over a five-year
period, at the end of which the Fellowship will
terminate.

Under University policy, an amount equal to 5% of the
total cash gift will be applied to support fundraising,
donor management and stewardship costs. When the
levy is taken into consideration, the amount available
for spending is $166,250, or $33,250 per half-year
award in each of five years.

Effective Date:

May 1, 2001

Appointment:

An appointment to the Post-Doctoral Fellowship will be
conducted in accordance with the relevant policies of
the University and awarded competitively based on a
peer-review process. Criteria for selection include
excellence, originality and collaboration. Awards may
be given to a Post-Doctoral Fellow from outside the
Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry to enhance
competitiveness and collaboration. Appointments are
renewable for one-year.

Criteria:

The Post-Doctoral Fellow will be an education-development position or research-intensive position in
keeping with the strategic direction or anticipated
direction of the Ecosystem Health program.

Reporting:

The Dean and the Post-Doctoral Fellow shall provide a
written report on he progress and advancement of the
Fellow's work each year. The name of the Post-Doctoral Fellow will be mentioned in all publications or
public activities relating to the Fellow's work, and when
appropriate, the Ecosystem Health program.